Cigar-cutter.



No. 861,685. PATENTED JULY 30, 1907.

G. A. TOUSEY.

CIGAR CUTTER.

APPLICATION IILBD MAYIQ, 1906.

CHESTER A. TOUSEY, O

F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CIGAR-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1907.

Application filed May 19, 1906. Serial No. 317,654.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHEsTEn A. ToUsEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Chicago, Illinois, have invented a certainnew and useful Improvement in Cigar-Cutters, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention contemplates a novel and highly satisiactory form of pocketcigar cutter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a cigarcutter embodying the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section on line 2-2 in Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a plan of the saidcigar cutter. Fig. 4 is a section on line 44: in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is afront or end view of the said cigar cutter. Fig. 6 is a section on line66 in Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a view of the sheet metal blank from which thebody of the cigar cutter is made.

As thus illustrated, my improved cigar cutter comprises side walls 1 and1 which are integral with the socket or slotted cup 2 having thelongitudinal slot 3. This cup is adapted to receive the tip of a cigarand fully support the same. In other words, the cup is closed at itsbottom, except for the said slot. The knife arm 4 is pivoted at 5 andprovided with a short rear end-portion 6. The two side walls 1 areconnected by a wall 7 having an end portion 8. A spring 9 rests in therecess between the side walls 1 and above the wall 7. This spring bearsagainst the knife arm 4. The rear end 10 of this spring engages the lock11 which is pivoted at 12. When the knife arm is closed, the end Gengages the shoulder 13 on said pivoted lock.' This keeps the armclosed. By pulling down on the outer end of said lock, the end 6 isdisengaged and the arm 4 allowed to fly out under the pressure of thespring. Said arm is provided with a longitudinally disposed knife 14,the cutting edge of which is oblique and extends at substantially thesame angle as the other side of the cup. (See Fig. 2). Thus the knifehas a shearing action as it passes through the slot 3 and into andthrough the tip of the cigar. A flat thumbpiece 15 is secured to the arm4 above the knife.

It will be seen that the sides 1 and 1 and the cup 2 are formed from theintegral metal blank shown in Fig. 7. The cup is formed in the blank,and the two sides are then bent around and toward each other to form thesides 1 and 1. With the provision of the said cup, the cigar tip is notbroken or torn when cut. The knife simply slits the end or tip of thecigar, as it does not cut off the said tip. The oblique single edge ofthe knife provides a point at its outer corner which enters the cigarfirst to produce a shearing cut.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a pocket cigar cutter, the combination of a longitudinally slottedcup adapted to support the cigar tip at the extreme end thereof,.alongitudinally disposed knife adapted to pass through the slot of saidcup, and entirely through the cup, to slit the tip of the cigar, meansfor moving the knife entirely through the slot in both sides of cup, andspring means for retracting the knife, said knife having a singleoblique cutting edge providing a point at its outer corner which entersthe cigar first to produce a shearing cut.

2. In a pocket cigar cutter, the combination of the coneshaped cup 2provided with the slot 3, the side walls 1 and l integral with said cup,the arm 4 pivoted at 5 and formed with a rear end portion 6, the knife14 carried by said arm, adapted to pass through said slot and entirelythrough the cup, to slit the top of the cigar, the thumbpiece 15 carriedby said arm, the spring 9 for throwing the knife out of the slot, thelock 11 pivoted at 12 and adapted to engage the portion 6, adapted tokeep the knife in the cup, and the spring 10 engaging said lock.

3. In a pocket cigar cutter, the combination of a longitudinally slottedcup and side walls constructed from a single blank, a knife arm pivotedbetween said side walls, a longitudinally disposed knife on said arm,adapted to pass through said slot and entirely through the cup, to slitthe end of the cigar, and provisions for retaining the knife in the cup,said knife having a single oblique cutting edge providing a point at itsouter corner which enters the cigar first to produce a'shearing cut.

4. In a pocket cigar cutter, the combination of a coneshaped cup closedat its apex or bottom except for a narrow longitudinal slot, alongitudinally disposed knife lo cated at one side of the cup, adaptedto pass through said slot, and entirely through the cup, to slit the tipof the cigar, and means for operating the knife, said knife pro videdwith an oblique cutting edge conforming substantially to the other orfarther side of the cup, when the cutter is closed.

Signed by me at Chicago, Illinois, this 16th day of May 1906.

CHESTER A. TOUSEY.

Witnesses SARAH LEWIS, ALBERT JOHN SAUSER.

